(ANSA-AFP) - KIEV, APR 8 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelensky was travelling to the country's eastern frontline on
Thursday, after a surge in clashes with separatist forces and a
spike in tensions with Moscow. Fighting between the Ukrainian
army and separatists has intensified in recent weeks, raising
fears of a major escalation in the long-running conflict over
the mainly Russian-speaking Donbas region. The Ukrainian
military on Thursday announced that another of its soldiers had
been killed, bringing to 25 the number of troops killed since
the start of the year, compared with 50 in all of 2020.
Zelensky, who has appealed to Ukraine's Western allies for
support, was due to visit positions where a ceasefire "has been
systematically violated in recent days" and Ukrainian soldiers
killed or wounded, the presidency said in a statement.
(ANSA-AFP).
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